Center

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.tər/ Explain

A center is an object that has a symmetrical relationship to a set. There are several different types of sets for which centers are defined:

• Sets of numbers: The most common centers used for sets of numbers are the mean, median and mode.
• Datasets (statistics): Besides the centers defined for sets of numbers, there are a number of centers that are important in statistics, including the geometric mean.
• Geometric objects: Each class of geometric object may have one or more centers defined. The geometric object with the most centers defined may be the triangle: centroid, circumcenter, incenter, center of the nine point circle and many more.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, center. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 31. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Circle. allmathwords.org. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 6/27/2018. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/circle.html.

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Center. 3/1/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/center.html.

Revision History

3/1/2019: Added vocabulary links. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/9/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
6/11/2008: Added paragraph on center of gravity. (McAdams, David E.)
6/7/2008: Corrected spelling. (McAdams, David E.)
3/25/2008: Changed More Information to match current standard. (McAdams, David E.)
2/5/2008: Added the concept of the center of a set. (McAdams, David E.)
2/3/2008: Changed scripted keywords to links. (McAdams, David E.)
7/12/2007: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)